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MiniComment Statistics Canada released new figures this week on the final population counts of the 1971 Census for incorporated cities towns and villages of and over showing Acton with This is up over from the 1966 census Georgetowns population is given at up well over five thousand from the of Milton has up from the of 1966 Bramptons population is Burlington 87023 Oakville 8074 Fergus 5433 and nearby Guelph Torontos population is set at 2628043 up half a million from the 1966 figure Most growth was not so spectacular Those union leaders in Quebec who advocate overthrowing a demo cratically elected government system cant really be serious If they get the Marxist state some of them want the first losers will be the unions Theyll be banned Opponents of the wildeyed fanatics who control the Quebec unions are aware of it too judging by the defections to the new Central des Syndicats Democratlques which aims at putting some sanity back into the Quebec labor movement Ontarios ban on nonreturnable threequart milk jugs doesnt make thai much sense according to local supermarket manager Don Lindsay He says the new jugs are as easily disposed of as plastic bags They are made of materials that will rot the same as regular garbage They can also be folded into a small paperlike bundle after use But the Department of the Environment says The continuing trend to throwaway containers contributes substantially in volume to our waste disposal load in Ontario Its time we put up a stop sign They have the final word Students are entitled to Unemployment Insurance benefits this the first time Under the new Unemployment Insurance Act anyone who UIC premiums for eight or more weeks in the past year can receive benefits Anyone applying on July for instance can receive benefits If he or she has paid premiums for eight weeks after July 1 But students who apply for benefits must be unemployed looking for work and registered with Canada Manpower Ah to be a student now that summer is here One girl we know is so Industrious she sits and knits her brows when she has nothing else to do Seven Ontario scholars at Acton district high school indicate strongly that a good portion of the students in the higher grades arc bright hard working examples of the younger generation who arent afraid to tackle books with enthusiasm Students must get a mark of per cent or better to qualify for the provincial award Afraid this corner does not sympathize with the National Hockey League in its attempt to hold players new World Hockey Association The NHL has become an American dominated business which makes few efforts to hide its bias At least the new league is letting a few Canadian teams into the fold ACTON ONTARIO WEDNtSDAY JULY Why Dominion Day THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Business and Editorial Office On July we chanced to hear the Hon John interviewed on TV He was asked why ho supports and fights for the retention of Dominion Day as against the adoption of Canada Day After hearing his explanation whatever doubts we had about retaining Dominion Day have been erased Whatever explanation those who advocate changing It to Canada Day may have had it Is squelched forever as far as wo are concerned We had been like many others under the impression that Dominion denoted a secondary role Nothing could be farther from the truth As Godfearing men If Indeed we The route principal followed the Radial hiking trail allows the old used the Toronto between Toronto The line was survived during and construction began in but because of delas due to the service was not started until April The line was built to high standards for the with good grading ami filling and a number of impressive trestle ami bridges including a 71foot steel bridge the and a wooden trestle across the west branch of the Credit River The route which was almost all on private followed Dundas Street west out of Toronto to Meadowvale Huttonvillc Nerval Georgetown and Eden Mills Trains operated on volt DC overhead and the track was standard gauge The cars were feet long corned passengers and were of the centre door type unique in Canadian operation Two larger cars inches in length were built for the line by the Niagara St Catharines and Toronto in The line was hardly finished before Toronto Suburban was Liken the CNR After 1923 it wjs operated under the name Canadian National Electric Railways Toronto District Operating deficit first appeared in and grew rapidl until Toronto Suburban acquired the dubious distinction of being far the most unprofitable electric line in Canada during the period The final demise of the came on August 1931 during which passengers a were being earned Most of the equipment was sold to the Niagara St Catharines and Toronto Company and Car No 107 which made the last run on the Toronto Suburban also ran as Car No on the final da of operation of the Catharines line in March of Thus ended the brief career the passenger service on the Radial Line between Toronto and Its career as a hiking trail is just beginning The Bruce Trail News we must consider where and how the name originated According to Mr while the fathers of Confederation were discussing and arguing over what they would call July 1 it was first proposed that It be called Kingdom Day or some such name There was much opposition to this and the decision was postponed to a later date In the Interval between meetings one of the fathers of Confederation was reading his Bible He happened to run across a quotation which read nnd Ho shall have dominion from sen to son and from the river to the ends of the earth Lets bury the hatchet Now that Councillor Peter Marks has made his views known In this issue of the Free Press it is time council and the centennial commission buried the hatchet and got back on friendlier terms Last weeks row partly caused by poor communications and partly by misunderstanding of intent was a good device to clear the air Now it is time for the two bodies to forget differences and start thinking centennial again on amicable terms Councils intent In passing a resolution suggesting the centennial commission reconsider if the project were supported by a majority Dont hold your breath waiting for its publication but this is the summer Im going to write a book Its the tenth summer in row that Ive been going to write a book but this year will be different Its the year In which Im not going to write a novel Other summers I didnt get around to writing a play or expose of the educational system or a series of pungent essays or an attack on marriage This year it s the novel That doesnt leave too much does If Maybe Ill write a slim volume of verse Any dam fool can write poetry these days Tho secret is to avoid capital letters and make your lines all different toss In a little erotic imagery and make the end result a visceral experience which nobody understands Here just to show you what I mean If you dont get a real charge out of It a profound emotional experience that is and havent a clue what Its about youre a of modern poetry Oh one other thing no rhyme please Well just tall It Poem vestcrday in the supermarket a fat lady or maybe she wasnt really a lady run over my foot not really ran but walked I guess It was her buggy laden with a quarterton of cat food and orange juice and tide and glide and wax and snacks and four cases of non- re turn bottles and twelve pounds of pallid meat of residents wns prompted by comments individual councillors had heard The commissions view is that all in town had the opportunity to give their views on a centennial project at the public meeting in March Individual polls the results of that meeting have indicated the community centre project has more support than any other suggested by a large margin The commission is upset that councils resolution should be conveyed by this newspaper rather than by personal contact and discussion The commissioners feel any static council has heard must be identified Bill Smiley two bags of spuds 16 cans of chunky soup that run over my foot not the soup driving my seed wart Into metatarsal I wept not because It hurt like hell but for lovable fat ladies and unlovable and because I couldnt do a thing Now don tell me thats not a poem It was a vivid personal experience which I attempted to convey to the reader Its got everything There sex In It a secret yearn for fat Indies the word metatarsal Theres plenty of concrete images Theres symbolism how about seed a fertility symbol if I ever saw one Theres misochism social criticism and a deep per sonal sense of futility and frustration Its what I would call universal in its appeal They won t all be so deep and bitter of course There II be the hearty bucolic touch The girden aint hoed The lawn aint mowed Rut Ill be blowed she going to goad Me into doing any of them At the next meeting it was proposed by this father of Confederation that the name Dominion bo taken from the Scriptures and that henceforth July be called Dominion Day The adoption of the name was unanimous So we see that Dominion Day docs not mean secondary but indeed has a very regol meaning Let us not discard such a noble beginning of our country Let us not try to replace ancient dignity with modern sophistication John Dicfcnbaker has given us insight enlightenment on this facet of the beginning of our country Let us be faithful to and continue to honour our past heritage Canadian Town and Country and traced to its source rather than vague references to malcontents Council for Its part really wants to assist not obstruct the commission and the resolution calling for more research into the centennial project was based on the best motives It Is time for both bodies to work out any real or imagined differences at a joint meeting rather than airing them in public for ail to take sides No one will ever be entirely right or entirely wrong in a controversy that could destroy the fnbric of extensive plans for the centennial year Then therell be the fragile tender little lyric that makes real poetry lovers Just wriggle and almost turn themselves Inside out Something like than anybody but you sorry baby but maybe its not even true Sorry about that rhyme but sometimes It just comes so automatic I Ike you cant hold it back And of course therell be some dramatic narrative Imworklngonasortof epic called The Day I Shot the Black Squirrel Thinking It Was a Black Bear But it still needs a little polishing in the last twelve cantos Maybe you think this Is just advance publicity for my book But I guarantee therell be something for everyone though some of it will be pretty strong stuff and you may have to hide it from your teenage kids I was thinking particularly of a couple- Down By the Old Gravel Pit and Me Call You But theres also some stuff coming up that is really haunting One Is entitled simply Puke It Is based on a great storm when I as junior porter did great things with a mop after people were seasick Its been haunting me ever since anyway So there3 a delectable foretaste of my summer project I can hardly wait to get started that I have a golf date then Im going swimming then theres a barbecue and somehow after a day tike that the Muse and I are both ready for the sack POETS arent the only people who find flowers irresistible For thousands of backyard gardeners the growing season is the time for a labor of love The blooms may only last for a few days after many months of coaxing and care However judging by this young ladys expression the tender loving care is worth it Photo by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Walkers use old railway Back Issues of The Free Press 20 years ago Taken from the issue of the Free Press 1952 The last 44 of Ilalton s Senior citizens were transferred from Brampton to Manor Acton Citizens band will play host to bandsmen Saturday night in a band tattoo The first two soldiers from Eramosa township to reach Korea were two brothers Harold and Donald Robertson Rock- wood wrote home about the poverty of Japan and say Korea is hot and dust Both are lance corporals A pretty was solemnized at the United church parsonage by the Rev A when Shirley Caroline youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs James G Ralston became the bride of Maurice Roberts younger son of Mr and Mrs Charles Roberts of London Piano pupils of Miss O M Bampard who passed their Toronto Conservatory exam inations are Christina Lamb and Frank Bean You ve heard people say that when they go to a hockey game they pay to see hockey and at a football game they pay to see football Think of the surprise fans in Acton got then last Saturday when they paid to see lacrosse and got football wrestling and boxing all for 50 cents Now after two months hesitancy we are convinced that lacrosse has caught on in Acton There were fans In attendance who lapped up the BeeHive win Next game against next Tuesday 50 years ago Taken from the Issueot the Free Press Thursday July 192 The fire hydrants have been painted a beautiful carmine with caps In aluminum Thank you Mr Municipal Officer The hole in the Main St pavement which menaced the kiddies limbs has also been repaired There are several young men in town who drive motor cars who evidently have no regard for the speed laws or the safety of children The ladies of Acton Womens Institute may well feel gratified at the popularity of the drinking fountain they installed last fall at the municipal budding Inland Revenue officer with an officer of the Dominion Mounted Police was here on Tuesday He has another still under surveillance Another man who thinks he can make swamp whiskey and not get caught will find himself In the meshes of the law one of these days Sunday was a great da for the motors Most every one in this community was In commission The workmen on the new highway are making great progress with levelling between Acton and Crewsons Corners The old hole is In great demand these days Remember your bathing suits boys The police cells are not very comfortable in hot weather A number of Acton golfers now use the links at Georgetown Milton high school board have received only one application for principal and the salary asked for is What do you know about that Boys and girls who jump on passing rigs are running risk of serious Injury 75 years ago Taken from liiueof I be Free Thursday July lt7 The excitement about the great gold strikes in the Yukon has been at fever heat lor days A score of prospectors who struck it rich arrived back at Seattle this week More than in gold dust was brought down from Dawson City A detach ment of men of Mounted Police have engaged in mining and becoming rich The Canadian government declares these lands belong to Canada and wonders if Americana and other foreigners should be allowed to come in there and take away millions of dollars without leaving anything in the country or contributing to the public revenue Rev has always been noted for not allowing any appointment to go by owing to bad weather He drove to lime- house Sunday evening through the rain and was drenched to the skin and found an empty church upon arrival For years the need of a crossing over the tracks has been felt and finally work men have been engaged this week and made an excellent job of It Mr Wallaces fence will be moved back a few feet and lb Mill St sidewalk will run diagonally to connect with the crossing At the Hornby Presbyterian garden party the receipts were Mr Richard Marshall red currants as big as cherries Mrs James Young has died She is widow of the man who that part of Acton past the Grand Trunk Railway and Those name the leading street there bean Prepare to view the eclipse of the son Thursday